Coastal protection in Benin
Benin: Coastal protection was 100 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 146 countries
All-time high
100
in 2012
All-time low
100
in 2012
Years of data
14
2012–2025
Coastal protection in Benin, 2012–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coastal protection in Benin is 100, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, coastal protection in Benin peaked at 100 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 100, in 2012.
Benin ranks 1st of 146 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Coastal protection in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 100 | — |
| 2013 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100 | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 81.47, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Benin's 100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.63, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 8 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More environment data for Benin
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coastal protection in Benin?
- Coastal protection in Benin was 100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest coastal protection recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2012.
- What is the lowest coastal protection recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 2012.
- How does Benin rank for coastal protection?
- Benin ranks 1st out of 146 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coastal protection rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Coastal protection. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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